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FZNT25 KNHC 040333
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A 1024 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 29N64W WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIFT E AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TUE. WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO NW WATERS TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED THEN CONTINUES E TO
NEAR BERMUDA THROUGH FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO
3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 28N W OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF
70W. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT
E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20
KT N OF 29N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 70W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W. FROM
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE
SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4
FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR
FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W
OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF
BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 29N W
TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 29N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3
FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS
AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR
FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N. FROM 24N TO
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF BAHAMAS.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF
24N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST SE

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO A
WEAKENING 1009 MB LOW NEAR 23N93W WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE
N-CENTRAL GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE
THU THROUGH FRI IN W GULF AS A NEW COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
TEXAS COAST LATE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND ALONG THE
GULF NORTH WATERS BY SAT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT S OF
25N BECOMING S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFTING NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT 4 OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. W OF
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E
TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE
YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR
THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE S OF 25N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20
KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART WED.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N
TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT DUE TO HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA
AND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO RESULT
IN FRESH SE WINDS IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. FRESH TRADE WINDS
LIE S OF THE HIGH IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E
INTO CENTRAL ATLC WED AS WEAK FRONT REACHES THE CENTRAL GULF
OF MEXICO...RELAXING THE GRADIENT AND ALLOWING NW CARIBBEAN
WINDS TO WEAKEN BY TUE AND TRADES TO WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E
TO SE 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN SE SWELL. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 86W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E OF 86W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF
86W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 19N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
18N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20
KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS
10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LEE OF CUBA AT NIGHT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.

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